There is a great interview with Toni Nadal in the French magazine tennis, Tennis Magazine called (shame on me, I've never heard of it.) I haven't checked the printed version, but thanks to GTT reader Tennis fan to send a link to what I can only assume is a good translation by Finn98 through the MTF. It's a great read in General, but in this section is priceless:
T.M.: is it true that when he was a kid, you believe that your cousin you magical powers had created?
Toni:Yes (smile). Rafa was the little boy in the family and everyone always had so much fun with him. As a joke, I made him believe that all sorts of things: I was a star in the AC Milan, which I had won the Tour de France five times with a moped (laughs)
Indeed, that I told him that I had about magical powers.One day, he's about 7 or 8, we are not a player in the Group of the twelve years to compete in a team event. I took him together with us and to reassure him, I told him that he did not need to worry if the match went badly because I have the possibility of rain. It was winter.So, when the contest got tight at the beginning, it started to rain and then Rafa turned to me and said, "it's alright, you can stop now, I'm going to win!"
Another time, we watched a game of Ivan Lendl on TV.A repeat of an older during that contest was Lendl retired. Rafa didn't know that. Yes, at the same time that Lendl outside, I told him: "Alright, I'm going to make Lendl lose."He could not believe his eyes. I've seen so many examples.
Something tells me of Rafa never stopped believing.
Tags: rafael nadal, uncle Toni Nadal
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